HHS' Health Resources and Services Administration has announced grants totaling $249,848 to 10 schools of nursing to strengthen the field experience component of public health nursing baccalaureate programs.
 
The awards will provide seed money to plan, implement and evaluate public health nursing field experiences, including the preparation of faculty and health department staff.  Nursing students will learn about core functions of public health, essential public health services, the missions of state and local health departments, and how public health practitioners work together to protect the public’s health.
 
HRSA’s Division of Nursing funds a wide range of grant programs that strengthen existing nursing programs and seek to reduce the nation’s critical nursing shortage. Recently, six new programs were authorized under the Nurse Reinvestment Act of 2002 to increase the number of qualified nurses and the quality of nursing services across the nation: Nursing Scholarships, Building Career Ladders, Internship and Residency, Enhancing Patient Care/Nurse Retention, Comprehensive Geriatric Education, and Nurse Faculty Loans.   For more information, visit http://bhpr.hrsa.gov/nursing/reinvestmentact.htm.
 
A list of grant awards, which are effective July 1, 2003, is attached below. For more information, contact Irene Sandvold at 301-443-6333, or isandvold@hrsa.gov.
 

Public Health Nursing Field Experiences Grant Awards
Organization	City	State	Amount
Georgetown University	Washington	D.C.	$24,991
University of Miami	Coral Gables	Fla.	$25,000
Medical College of Georgia	Augusta	Ga.	$25,000
University of Hawaii at Manoa	Honolulu	Hawaii	$25,000
Chicago State University	Chicago	Ill.	$24,878
University of Minnesota	Minneapolis	Minn.	$25,000
CUNY, Hunter College & CUNY Research Foundation	New York	N.Y.	$25,000
Ohio State University	Columbus	Ohio	$25,000
University of South Carolina	Columbia	S.C.	$24,979
Virginia Commonwealth Univ.	Richmond	Va.	$25,000
Total:			$249,848